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New York: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned Tuesday’s attacks against the UN compound in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, saying that intentionally attacking UN personnel may constitute "a violation of international humanitarian law.” more
Libya: Attack on foreign ministry, an attack on all Libyans, stresses UN envoy

New York: The United Nations peace mission in Libya has “strongly” condemned a terrorist attack on the country’s foreign ministry in the capital, Tripoli.

UN-led Yemen ceasefire monitoring team gets ready to begin operations

New York, Dec 20: A UN-led team tasked with overseeing  the ceasefire  which came into effect on Tuesday around a number of critical Yemeni ports, has begun planning operations ...

Moves to create a Kosovo army have ‘deteriorated relations’ with Serbia: UN peacekeeping chief

New York: The decision by Kosovo’s parliament to form a national army was described by the UN Peacekeeping chief on Monday as having “further deteriorated relations between Be ...

UN calls for funds to ease ‘deteriorating’ humanitarian situation in Gaza and West Bank

New York: The need for aid in the occupied Palestinian territory has increased, following a year that has seen a “serious deterioration in the humanitarian situation,” said Ja ...

Prospect of negotiated peace in Afghanistan ‘never been more real’ – UN mission chief

New York: A negotiated end to the 17-year conflict in Afghanistan “has never been more real…than it is now”, the head of the United Nations peace mission in the country ...

UN agencies launch emergency plan for millions of Venezuelan refugees and migrants

New York: A new plan to cover the urgent needs of millions of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, coordinated by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migrati ...

Civilian death toll continues to mount in Syria, UN relief chief tells Security Council

New York: Although the overall intensity of violence in Syria has decreased, civilians continue to be killed by air and ground-based strikes, Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for ...

Prisoner executions in Belarus ‘simply unacceptable’, says UN rights body

New York: The continued use of the death penalty in Belarus has been condemned by an authoritative UN rights body after three men were reportedly executed there, despite its requests for ...

Progress made in UN talks to end Yemen war, Envoy lauds ‘positive and serious spirit’

United Nations-sponsored political consultations in Sweden, involving the warring parties in the Yemen war, have led to progress “on a number of issues,” said Martin Griffiths ...